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Scotland’s forgotten Viking traveller

Film & TV | News
GAELIC television channel BBC Alba will show a new documentary tomorrow night that explores the tale of a little-known Viking with strong Scottish links. Gudridur...

Wider audience for Wigtown young adult books

Books | News
WIGTOWN YA, the UK’s largest young adult literature festival, continues this week as part of the wider online Wigtown Book Festival. This week's virtual speakers...

Literature plan for John Knox House

Books | News
JOHN Knox House in Edinburgh could be turned into a "Literature House for Scotland". The Edinburgh Unesco City of Literature Trust is looking for architects...

Borders textile museum holds ‘meet the maker’ events

Culture | Fashion | News
THE Borders Textile Towerhouse museum in Hawick will hold a series of "Meet the Maker" events to mark its reopening. The events replace its "Makers'...

Bloody Scotland reveals prize winners

Books | News
DEBUT novelist Francine Toon has won the McIlvanney Prize for Pine. Toon was named as the winner over the weekend as part of the Bloody...
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Caledonia on my mind

Books
Like many of those born outside Scotland to avowedly Scottish families, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart has a complicated relationship with the mothership. "WITH a name like Dugald...
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